hind leg shaking

I am visiting my parents who have an oes named Merlin and they wanted me to ask the following question on this message board about a concern we have regarding Merlin's health. Merlin is about 6 years old and about two years ago he started shaking his rear end and legs whenever he was excited about something. Over the past 2 years he has moved on to shaking his hind legs and rear end more often and at times other than when he is just excited. He does this shaking in his sleep sometimes as well. Is this kind of shaking a common trait among Old English Sheepdogs? Is this something we need to be concerned about?
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Hmmmm, do you mean shaking as in trembling or shaking as in "scratching" type shaking? Tasker will quite frequently "scratch" with his front or back leg while he is sleeping, almost a running kind of motion. He will also "scratch" or "shake" his leg if being petted or scratched just right. I believe that sort of movement is absolutely normal. If it is a trembling type of shaking you are refering to I would not think that to be normal and would question the vet about it.

Welcome to the forum, show your parents "how to get here" :D
There is a thread under Behaviour about this very topic, scroll down to leg shaking and you'll find it. Generally speaking it isn't a big deal, seems to happen to a lot of sheepies.
Panda had a friend over yesterday and her back right leg started shaking after about 20 min of play...Its just over excitement..at least thats what the vet told us.....
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